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25-03-2017Opinion, ResearchComments Off on Pre-Partition History and Background of Pakistan’s Education System

Article By Talha Raza Before the establishment of the English medium public schools and universities, children of Muslims families had to rely on the Madaris for the religious as well as the earthly modern studies. According to the historians, the first known Madrassa is said to have been established in 1005 …

09-02-2017Most Important, ResearchComments Off on USAID and BARI to establish an Olive Research Center in Chakwal

Press Release CHAKWAL: (February 9, 2017) USAID signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Barani Agriculture Research Institute (BARI) to establish an Olive Research Center (ORC) and a grant agreement with the Olive Foundation to conduct research to facilitate private sector investment. The signing took place at a meeting with …

14-01-2017Investigation, Punjab, ResearchComments Off on The University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) has developed 101 innovations that would revolutionize the economy

Report by AR Sajid Faisalabad: The University of Agriculture Faisalabad has developed 101 innovations that would revolutionize the economy and make the agriculture sector sustainable, profitable and help open new new business avenues for rural development and prosperity. The catalogue is developed by Office of Research, Innovation, and Commercialization on …

03-01-2017ResearchComments Off on PU researcher finds 3.3m years old rare elephant tusk

By M Asad Saleem LAHORE: (Tuesday, January 3, 2017): Punjab University Department of Zoology’s PhD student Ghayyour Abbas has made a marvelous discovery of a rare 3.3 million-year-old elephant tusk fossil from the Village Tatrot in Sohawa Tehsil of District Jhelum. In this regard, Punjab University Vice Chancellor Prof Dr …

By AR Sajid Recently researchers at the Public University of North Carolina (USA) developed a new method to convert body heat into electricity. The new system is more efficient than the ones used so far, and also meets the requirement of being comfortable to wear. It is small, lightweight and …

In a detailed special report compiled by a civil intelligence agency, a copy of which is available with The Express Tribune, there are a total of 4,965 A Category schools in 10 districts of the province. The figure is up from the initial total of 4,943. The report points to an increase in the number of missing observation posts, walkthrough gates, scanners, bunkers, concrete barriers, zigzag barriers at entry/exit points, armed security guards and snipers. At the same time, the number of institutions where mock security exercises were not conducted also increased. ... See MoreSee Less